WSET DIPLOMAIN WINES AND SPIRITS

CENTRAL EUROPE2018/2019

... the „Weinakademiker“ qualification

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CAMPUS OF WEINAKADEMIEÖSTERREICH IN RUST

WSET DIPLOMA IN WINES AND SPIRITS - CENTRAL EUROPE

The WSET Diploma in Wines and Spirits is globally the most recognized professional qualification in the international wine trade and also recommended by the Institute of Masters of Wine for proceeding to the MW study programme. The syllabus covers the wine countries of the world and the most important wines and spirits. This qualification offered by the British Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is established in more than 20 countries – from London to New York, from Oslo to Tokyo. Since 1993, the Austrian Wine Academy has been a partner of WSET and has been offering Diploma courses in Rust.

The Austrian Wine Academy – a not for profit organisation – was founded only in 1991 and in that short time has acquired the formidable status of being the largest wine educational institution in Europe, with more than 15,000 wine enthusiasts attending seminars annually. In addition to courses offered in Austria, Wine Academy runs Diploma course centres in Germany (Campus Geisenheim), Switzerland (Campus Wädenswil), Italy (Palazzo Antinori) as well as in Südtirol/Alto Adige and Hungary.

This English language Central European Diploma programme is special in many respects. There will be a particular emphasis on the Central European wine regions through in-depth lectures and visit programmes to different wine growing areas. It offers a unique opportunity to participants to combine learning about international wines and spirits with practical first hand experience in viticulture and wine-making and all of this in the unique and picturesque environment of the Academy’s training centre in Rust in the Burgenland wine region and in the wine regions of Hungary.

Another difference to WSET Diploma courses in other countries is the fact that the graduates of this course will be directly awarded the prestigious title „Weinakademiker“. Upon completion of a thesis and a viva-voce exam successful graduates are requested to sign a code of conduct and join the international alumni association with more than 750 graduates from 34 different countries.

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Dr. Josef Schuller MWDirector, Weinakademie Österreich

The DIPLOMA IN WINES AND SPIRITS imparts a broad, up to date knowledge about the wines, fortified wines and wine countries of the world, viticulture and vinification as well as professional wine tasting and wine assessment skills. Furthermore the syllabus covers the most important spirits of the world. Successful candidates may be awarded the title Weinakademiker.

This qualification is recommended for the following target groups:

• wine trade • wine management• wine wholesale • wine production• restaurant business • wine journalists• sommeliers • wine collectors

One of the following qualifications is a prerequisite for acceptance to the Diploma in Wines and Spirits: • Advanced Course - Wines and Spirits International of Weinakademie Österreich• WSET Level 3 Award in Wines • or an equivalent international wine qualification

For more information please contact Weinakademie Österreich.

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Qualification

Entrance qualifications

• Willi Balanjuk, Weinakademiker, Austria• Prof. Dr. Monika Christmann, Weinakademiker h.c., Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany• Mag. (FH) Roman Horvath MW, Weinakademiker, Austria• Mag. Willi Klinger, Austrian Wine Marketing Board, Austria• Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, Weinakademiker h.c., Greece• Caro Maurer MW, Weinakademiker, Germany• Ferdinand Mayr, Weinakademiker, Austria• Dr. Gabriella Mészáros, Weinakademiker, Hungary • Dr. Josef Schuller MW, Austria• Lynne Sherriff MW, Weinakademiker h.c., Great Britain• Frank Smulders MW, Weinakademiker h.c., Netherlands• Andreas Wickhoff MW, Weinakademiker, Austriaand others

Lecturers

Unit 1: The Global Business of Alcoholic BeveragesThe dynamics of the global market for alcoholic beverages, the local market for alcoholic beverages, the marketing of wines and spirits

Unit 2: Wine ProductionViticulture, vinification, maturation, treatments and bottling

Unit 3: Light Wines of the WorldNorthern and Western Europe France (Bordeaux, South West France, Burgundy, Alsace, Loire), GermanyCentral and South-Eastern Europe Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Cyprus Southern Europe France (Rhône, Southern France), Italy, Spain, PortugalAustralia, New Zealand, Africa and AsiaThe Americas North, Central und South America

Unit 4: Spirits of the WorldMethods of production, types and styles of spirits

Unit 5: Sparkling Wines of the WorldMethods of production, types and styles of sparkling wines

Unit 6: Fortified Wines of the WorldMethods of production, types and styles of fortified wines

Unit 7: Thesis

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Course contents

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COURSE DATES 2018/19AUSTRIA, Rust & HUNGARY, BudapestThis Diploma programme has been designed as a residential course and late afternoons and evenings are designated to workshops, visits to vineyards and wineries and educational tastings. The Diploma session 6 (in 2019) will be held in Hungary and study trips will take international Diploma students to areas such as Tokay or Sopron.

In Austria study trips will focus on international varieties in areas such as Wachau and Kamptal or in Styria, but also on indigenous red wines and noble sweet wines in Burgenland. All visits/tastings including 5 full-day wine study trips as well as lunches and coffee/tea breaks are included in the course fee.

course place: Weinakademie Österreich, Seehof, A 7071 Rust

course fee: The course fee for Units 1 and 2 is EUR 1350.-, for Unit 3 EUR 2300.- and for Units 4, 5, 6 und 7 EUR 1800.- (total EUR 5450.- ). If you register for Unit 1-3 for EUR 3580.- and afterwards for Units 4-7 for EUR 1800.- the total course fee comes to EUR 5380.-. By booking Units 1-7 the course fee accounts for EUR 5300.-.

bursaries: For more information please visit: www.weinakademie.at/Diploma_Bursary_Scheme.pdf

registration deadline: Friday, 30 March 2018

COURSE NO. DSE MAY 18 - UNIT 1 AND 21. Diploma session

and5. Diploma session6. Diploma session

Diploma exam Unit 1 exam/coursework assignment Diploma exam Unit 2 Mon, 18 Jun 2018Diploma exam Unit 3 January 2019

Thesis with a word count of 4,000 - 5,000 and a viva voce exam

Wed, 23 May - Sun, 27 May 2018 Mon, 18 Jun - Tue, 19 Jun 2018

COURSE NO. DSE MAY 18 - UNIT 3

spring 2019 spring 2019 (Hungary)

EXAMINATION DATES

COURSE NO. DSE MAY 18 - UNIT 4 - 6

2. Diploma session3. Diploma session4. Diploma session

Tue, 28 Aug - Fri, 31 Aug 2018Fri, 14 Sep - Sun, 16 Sep 2018Tue, 9 Oct - Sat, 13 Oct 2018

EXAMINATION DATESDiploma exam Unit 4-6 Jun 2019

COURSE NO. DSE MAY 18 - UNIT 7

Diploma in Wines and Spirits course, start May 2018

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